A somewhat social day with a good distance hiked passing Crandell Lake and Red Rock Canyon.
Category: Canada Hikes
GDT Day 2 – Aug 5
Up from Waterton townsite and over the Summit Ridge to Cameron Lake and then Akamina camp (in BC!)
GDT Day 1 – Aug 4
Starting under clear skies in Waterton Lakes National Park, hiking to the border after a lovely and greatly appreciated drive.
Fuelling the Adventure
What do we eat to keep the energy up?
Shakedown Hike – Banff National Park
Notes from our shakedown hike near Banff
Dropping Ounces
Gear decisions for the GDT LASH
The GDT Awaits!
The dog and I are starting our preparations for our GDT LASH adventure!
Winter Adventures: Embracing the Snow
Well it hasn’t been the greatest winter with regards to the amount of snow we got. But skilled groomers and higher elevation meant we were lucky to enjoy the snow…
2025 Book List
As the 2026 New Year’s Concert from Vienna (under the vibrant Canadian (!) conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin) finishes, it’s time for last year’s book report! As you probably expected, the Polar…
Little Bootleg Lake and other adventures
Little Bootleg Lake For a quick overnighter, Vicki and I didn’t have to drive far: Half an hour drive to the parking spot, and we were ready to hike the…
More Kootenay Classics
Just because the views and pictures are stunning, I wanted to post details from our hike to Hourglass Lake as well as from a day spent at Jumbo Pass (west…
Rockwall Hike in Kootenay National Park
Day 1 Background: Reserving camp spots and sharing the trail and the views with many people is not typically my style. But I did want to see the Rockwall, a…